Hi

TM you look fantastically young!

I'm 53 and I've got a lot of living to do yet, believe me.

I'd rather be self-reliant and enjoy my solitude (not the same as being lonely) than feel down and depressed in a stagnant or miserable relationship.

We all fear change - its a natural feeling. But we cope all the time - new school, new job, new house, new circumstances. The message to remember is that we are strong and capable and can cope!

Come to a Wiki event and see how we cope!!!!

I am 79 yrs old retired accountant. I lost my good wife in 1985, she died with ovarian cancer. I was married to her for 33 yrs. We had 4 adult children and 7 grand children when she died. Together ,we worked very hard and had 2 properties and £30,000 in savings.During 1987, I married a divorcee indian woman who was a visitor to UK. I married her to keep my life going. She turned out to be severely epileptic although she did not disclose it to me at the time of arranged marriage. She did not contribute in any form or shape due to her illness.I maintained her for 9 yrs and suffered with stress and heart problem due to her illness and lack of economic support. She went to live in a local authority home under warden care in 1996 .She has now filed a divorce based on 5 yrs separation. She has made a claim for property adjustment and ancillary claim.
There are no children from her.I find this extremely unfair as all assets and money belonged to my late wife and her children.I do not believe that she should be given any share in the property as she did not contribute,does not need private home and is not able to look after the property.